8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

steep

Kun'yomi
  • けわしい
  • ななめ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

steep
タ イ チ (Kentei Pre-1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Amitabha (Buddha) ②ghostleg lottery ③wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
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References

Unicode hex code 9640
JIS X 0208 1-34-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4982
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6432
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 409
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 306
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2955
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2952
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 568
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41600
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d5.5
Four corner code 7321.1